For Pinot Blanc, my “go to” Alsatian is Kuentz-Bas, around $16 or so . . . For Pinot Gris, it depends upon the style I’m looking for . . . in an SGN, for instance, it’s difficult to beat Zind-Humbrecht,...

Pinot Gris is a perfect spring wine.

The original composed salad that originated at the Brown Derby in Los Angeles in the Hollywood heyday of the 1930s.

Duck combines with red onion and hoisin for a quick meal.

Crunchy cucumber, tender butter lettuce, and chilled cubes of tofu star in this Asian-inspired salad.

Spicy, savory, and downright delicious.

Inspired by the Alsatian flammenküche, this dish is an homage to cuisine from German-speaking Europe.

This is a favorite of a lot of people around here.

Perhaps the greatest whites in the world.

Riesling satisfies all tastes, but is there enough of it to go around?

Oregon Chardonnays find their footing with a different clone.

Can you find drinkable wine at the local convenience store?

Iberian whites are like a splash of lemon juice on seafood.

They don’t taste very much alike. I suggest you get one of each of the same vintage from the same Alsatian producer at similar quality level and compare them. Could compare German, too, but Rulander and Grauburgunder (names...

Andy Besch and Ellen Kaye, authors of The Wine Guy: Everything You Want to Know About Buying and Enjoying Wine from Someone Who Sells It tell you how to grill your wine seller.